Chapter 6 Tales of the Argonauts-6

The next morning, as the sun rose, they came near a peninsula jutting into the sea, dropped anchor, and prepared to rest.Here is the kingdom of Publika, and Amikos, the barbaric king, has many stables and houses by the promontory.Amikos was aggressive by nature, and he stipulated that outsiders must have a boxing match with him and win, otherwise they were not allowed to leave his kingdom.For this reason, many lives were lost at his hands.No sooner had the Argonaut landed than he approached them, calling defiantly: "Listen, you wanderers of the sea: a stranger shall not leave my land until he fights and beats me. Kingdom. Hurry up and choose the most capable person to compete with me, or I will kill you!"

Among the heroes of the Argonauts there was one of the most eminent boxers in Greece, named Polydeuces, son of Leda. When he heard the king's challenge, he was enraged, jumped forward and shouted: "Don't scare people, you have found the right man when you meet me." King Populkaya looked at the warrior up and down, his eyes were full turning around.But Polydeuces smiled and looked very calm.He held out his hands and waved them for a while, to see if they were stiff with the long time at the helm.When the heroes left the ship, the two sides had already stood face to face.One of the king's servants threw two pairs of boxing holsters at them.

"Take your own hand, which suits your hands," said Amikos. "I shall finish you in no time! You will soon see for yourself that I am the best tanner." Still smiling silently, Polydeuces picked up the nearest pair of gloves, and turned around, letting his friends clasp them tightly.King Poprikaya did the same.Boxing begins.The king's Greeks charged forward with all their might, attacking again and again, so that Polydeukes had no chance to breathe and fight back.Polydeuces always dodged his blows deftly, preventing his heavy punches from falling on him.After a while, he discovered the opponent's weakness, so he waited for the opportunity to throw a few heavy punches at him.Only then did the king realize the strength of the opponent.You punched me, and I punched you. They gritted their teeth and fought until both of them were out of breath. Then they stood up to take a rest, took a deep breath, and wiped off their sweaty faces.When they fought again, Amikos threw his fist at the other's head, but it missed and only hit him in the shoulder.Polydeuces took the opportunity to punch the king's ear, and the king fell to his knees in pain.

The Argonauts cheered in unison.But the Pebulukians came hastening to help the king.Brandishing clubs and spears, they rushed towards Polydeuces.The Argonauts also drew their swords to fight, and protected their friends.After a bloody battle, the Populukayas couldn't resist and were forced to flee and hid in the city, not daring to come out.The heroes poured into the corrals, captured many animals, and received rich spoils.At night, they stayed on the shore, bandaged their wounds, offered sacrifices to the gods, and drank wine happily all night.They also broke off branches from laurel trees, weaved them into corollas and put them on their heads.Orpheus played the lyre, and everyone sang hymns.When they sang together the triumph of Polydeuces, son of Zeus, the silent shore seemed to listen with joy.